SummaryPat and Terry Phelps (Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear) move from a small Brooklyn apartment into a Victorian mansion with a terrible history in Shining Vale, Connecticut in this horror comedy series created by Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan.
Created By:Jeff Astrof, Sharon Horgan
❮ Shining Vale
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Mar 6, 2022
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Generally Favorable
61
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Mar 3, 2022
91
The best scary stories find their frights in real-life fears, and the genre is rich with ones that explore the feminine grotesque—Black Swan and Rosemary’s Baby come to mind. Shining Vale brings humor to that equation, both laughing at and dramatizing the scary aspects of gender norms. The result is a show that’s smart enough to keep viewers guessing as it pokes fun at modern society, its characters, and even its audience.
Mar 3, 2022
75
Even when the laughs don't land in Shining Vale, it's a pleasure to watch Cox as this fierce, funny embodiment of misunderstood and maligned female "hysteria."
Mar 3, 2022
70
Creators Jeff Astrof (Trial & Error) and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) front-load Shining Vale‘s least original elements, at the expense of the witty raunch that is Horgan’s trademark. ... Suffice to say that if you can hang on until episode 3, you’ll find a stranger, more amusing haunted-house story lurking behind all the peeling wallpaper.
Mar 7, 2022
60
Shining Vale – which Horgan has co-written with Jeff Astrof – is billed as a comedy-horror but it hovers around in the space between the two because it’s neither screamingly funny nor remotely frightening. ... At least Shining Vale is attempting to tackle it in a light-hearted style, rather than bleak drama.
Mar 4, 2022
60
Bolstered by a star turn from Cox and some fun throwbacks pitched alongside new takes on horrors past, this messy but fun genre mash-up makes for entertaining viewing.
Mar 3, 2022
33
“Shining Vale” is a murder mystery without much mystery, a family comedy with barely either, and a horror story only so far as it cribs from genre classics with a few extra hyperactive cuts.
Mar 10, 2022
20
All snark and no wit makes this miserable misfire of a horror comedy a chore to even describe. [14 - 27 Mar 2022, p.7]
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Mar 6, 2022
9
Comes at you quickly, Shining Vale has a thrilling pace that draws you in from the very beginning. The comedy is light and does not overshadow or completely pull you away from a scary moment. For me, it's the first time I'm seeing small, predictable moments compliment rather than hurt. Described as a horror-comedy, Shining vale also seems to fit the categories of mystery and drama, where I felt intrigued, sorry, and scared for Pat (Courteney Cox). These first two episodes left me with a lot to unpack and a desire to see more. My regret will most likely come at the end of the series when I find myself wishing I had waited until Halloween season to watch. Damian @ ****
